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Notodontidae 930028 – 7940   Furcula scolopendrina (Boisduval, 1869)              Zigzag Furcula

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Salicaceae.  Host genera: Populus Salix.  Host extended: leaves (Wagner 2005); does not mention Betula (JS Miller et al 2018); specialist on Salicaceae (Crab...  (Kimberley & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: scolopendrina (Boisduval, 1869) (Dicranura) - MONA 1983: 7940 albicoma (Strecker, [1885]) (Harpyia) aquilonaris (Lintner, 1878) (Cerura) pluvialis (Dyar, 1922) (Cerura)

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Miller, J.S., D.L. Wagner, P.A. Opler & J.D. Lafontaine, 2018. Drepanoidea, Doidae; Noctuoidea, Notodontidae (Part): Pygaerinae, Notodontinae, Cerurinae, Phalerinae, Periergosinae, Dudusinae, Hemiceratinae. The Moths of America north of Mexico, Fascicle 22.1A: 120; pl. A-4, figs. 5-11 (order). Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 33.51f; p. 249. Book Review and ordering Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online) Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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